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🤖 2025–2026 FIRST Robotics Competition Season: REBUILT™ Grades 9th-12th

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Grades: 8th to 12th

Description

🤖 2025–2026 FIRST Robotics Competition Season: REBUILT™

and National Society of Black Engineers NSBE Jr. Chapter


🔧 A Journey in Innovation, Engineering, and Teamwork

This year’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season, REBUILT™, invites high school students to re-imagine the past through modern engineering. Beginning with a Kit of Parts, teams will design, build, and program industrial-sized robots to play an action-packed game in three-team alliances, all while exploring the role of on-device AI in reshaping our world.


🎯 What Students Will Do

  • Design, program, and build a competitive robot using the Kit of Parts.
  • Form alliances with other teams to strategize and compete in high-stakes matches.
  • Develop AI literacy, and explore how Qualcomm’s technologies make AI more private, efficient, and secure.
  • Collaborate in 360-degree learning environments, gaining:
  • Engineering skills
  • Real-world problem-solving techniques
  • Project management and fundraising experience
  • Teamwork and communication strengths

🗓️ Season Timeline

📌 Fall Training & Orientation

Start Date: September 25, 2025

Meetings: Thursdays, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

📌 Build & Competition Prep (January – April 2026)

New Challenge Released: January 10, 2026

Weekly Meetings:

  • Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturdays: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

📌 Competition Season

Students will compete in the New England FIRST Robotics Competitions, held in March 2026.


📍 Location

University of Bridgeport

🧭 Harrison Stearn Manufacturing Building, within Mandeville Hall

Bridgeport, CT

💲 Program Fee

  • $200 per student (includes materials, registration, and competition participation)

🏆 Beyond the Build

Students compete for:

  • Engineering and Creativity Awards
  • Team Spirit and Community Outreach Recognition
  • Opportunities to advance to championship events

They also serve as STEM ambassadors, encouraging broader participation in science and technology within their communities.


In-Person Instruction

Cost

The fee is $200.00 per registration

Schedule

Starts: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Ends: Thursday, April 30, 2026

We will meet from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM every Mon, Tue, Thu, & Sat starting on 9/25/2025 and ending on 4/30/2026

Contact

Gwendolyn Brantley
203-526-8086
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Location

University of Bridgeport 126 Park Ave Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 US

Grades: 8th to 12th